Necktie



Sept 9 392%@ c. MACK@ 4 NECKTIE Filedeb. 16 1924 v Patented siepi. 9.1924.

*UNITED-STATES y, 1,508,146 PATENT lorries.

CHARLES MACRO, OF CHICAGO, ILLINO'IS, AASSIGNOR TO GEORGE 4G. RICHTER, Oli'.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NECKTIE.

Application led' February 16, 1924. Serial No. 693,210.

Tokall whom t may camera.

Be it known that I, CHARLES MAoKo, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, have in- 6 vented an Improvement ,in Neckties, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to neckties, and with regard to certain more specific features, to a reversible'bowtie.

tion may be noted the provision of a simple and durable necktie construction; and the provision of a reversible tie which is inexpensive in construction and readily operated by the wearer. Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangements of parts, which are exemplified in the constructions hereinafter described and the scope of the application of which will be indicatedV in the following claims. 4

In the accompanying drawin rs, in which is shown one of various possi le embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the tie applied to a collar;

Fig. 2 is a top plan of the tie, showing in dotted lines a second position 'for the band; and

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on 3 3 of Fig. 2., v

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, there is illustrated at 1 a necktie having two bows 3, 5 located back-to-back,

und preferably of substantially equal size,

so that the bow which4 is visible at the moment serves to hide the other bow.

Encircling the bows is a loop 7. This loopv The loop may be ot'- is sewed to each bow.

two materials, each extending -half way around the loop, so that the material ofthe loop will harmonize with the bow that `is visible at the moment. 'be of a single material that harn'ionizes with the material of both bows. n

An elastic band 9 passes within the loop 7 and around the wearers collar 11. A hook 13 engages an e e 15 in the usual man.-

Among the several objects of the inven- Or the loop may nei', to hold the ban taut when in use. A

' buckle 17 is adjustable to vary the tension of the band.

In solid lines in Figs. 2 and 3 is shown i the position of the parts for the display of the ow 3.

When'it is desired to display the bow 5,

the wearer simply slips the 4band 9 around the loop until tlieband reaches the op osite side of the loop, as indicated in dotte lines at 9 in Figs'. 2 and 3.

' Since theloop 7 need be fastenedto the bows 3, 5 atonly one point, such as the bottom of the loo as shown in Fig. 3, the top of the loop, ig. 3). is not secured to the bows, and it is thus by a counter-clockwise movement (Fig. 3) of the band 9, half way around the loop 7, that theabovedescribed reversal is effected.

Or, stated another way, the reversal may be effected by moving the bows and loop with respect to the band. That is, considering Fig. 3, the reversal ma be effected by kee ing the band 9 in its so id-line position,

an then shifting the bows and loop in a clockwise direction until the bows and loop have rotated 180 degrees, the band remaining under the loop. This method ofrevers i al is easily effected when the tie is in posilachievedand ot er advantageous results atthe line tained. l

As many changes could be made 1n carrying out the above constructions'witho'ut departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended thatv all matter contained 1n the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

1. A reversible necktie comprising two bows positioned back-to-back, a loop encircling the bows and secured to each bow, a band within the loop and adapted to pass around the wearers collar, the band having a slidable connection with the vloop whereby it may be slid around within the loop to' expose one or the other of sald bows.

2. A reversible necktie comprising two bows positioned back-to-back, a loop, encircling the vbows and secured to each bow, a band within the loop and adapted to -pass around the wearers collar, the band having a slidable connection with the loop whereby lio 5 monizing with the 10 to earch bow,

it may loesliol around Within the loo to exose one or the other of said bows, t e loop einig of twomateriols each extending heli Way around the -loop ond respectiyely lierbow that is displayed when said half of the loop is displayed.'

3. A 'reversible necktie comprising two bowsplositioned back-to-bock a loop encircling t e bows at their miel-point and secured o band Within the loop end adopted to poss oroundl the Weerers coller,

seid band. hevin'g at slidable oomieetioii with the loop, the loop being secured to the loows momes `ot only one point to form' o slitlolile oomiiection between the loop emol the bond, whereby the bond moy be slid Mound Within the loop to expose one or tlieotlier oi Seidl bows; the loo being of two'meteriols earch extendin lio f wey oroumolltlieloop :rml res ective y liormomzing with the loow that is isployed when Seidl holt ofthe loop is displayed,

' lin testimony whereof, ll lieve signed' my mime to this specification this ltlipdley o Feb., 1924.

, CHARLES MAG, 

